Sanitary toilet-shield.



N. D. HOPKINSON.

sANTARY TOILET SHIELD.

APPLICATION PILED OGT.27, 1911.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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NAAMAN D. HOPKINSON, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY TOILET-SHIELD.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med -October 27,

Patented Aug. 27, 1912. 19u. serial no. 657,111.

To all whom Lt may concern.'

Be it known that I, NAAMAN` D. HOPKIN- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in -the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented vnew and useful Improvements in- Sanitary Toilet-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sanitary toilet shields. f

The invention has for its object to shield or guard against unsanitary conditions, also to serve in connection with an antiseptic toprevent the transmission of contagious diseases.

A further object is to facilitate 'the use or application of the device in connection with a water-closet seat. l

A still further object is to provide for the ready transportation, attachment or packing A still further object is to carry out the aforesaid ends in a simple, expeditious and effective manner.

The invention consists of certaininstrumentalities and features substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and defined by the claim'.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my inventionwherein it will be understood that various .changes and modifications may be made as to the detailed construction and arrangement of'the parts without departing from the spirit thereof, Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of the shield or protector, the blank or tongue-like forming member being shown turned or folded back under the seatfittin portion and the seat rear edge flaps. likewlse shown in dotted lines and foldedunder position. Fig. 3 is a like View of the shieldpor protector as applied for use to a` water-closet seat. Fig. 4;' is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section takenon the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.A

In putting my invention vinto practice, I produceffrorn suitably prepared or treated paper a shield 1 which is cut to requisite dimensions to accommodate its appllcation to the standard or usual sized water-closet seat, as indicated particularly by Fig. 3, said shieldor protector having the required opening, as 2, produced therein in coincidence with the usual closet-seat opening.

Said first-referred to opening results from.

.suitably cutting the aper or shield along such lines as to provi e a tongue or blank 3, which is utilized by being adapted to be turned or folded back under the protector or shield, as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2 to provide a double thickness of the material at a point or the front end of the seat where especially desired as will .be readily appreciated. An extension or forward-end portion 4, which is defined by inwardly cutting or notching the paper at its lateral edges as at 5, is adapted to be utilized for folding downwardly along the forward edge of the seat, and in under theseat and therebetween and the top forward edge of the closet-bowl, the forwardly inturned tongue-forming portion 3 being also received or inserted under the down-turned portion of the extension 4.

The lateral-notching of the paper, as at 5, is preferably eHected by producing the notches 1n V-form, in order to allow of the resulting lateral portions 6 and said forward end eX- tension or portion 4 folding downwardly as seen in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the purposes of which are apparent.

The protector or shield 1 has its rear-end slitted along parallel li'nes as at 7 with respect to the seat-hinges, so as to allow of the resulting tongue-like portion 8 being folded back under the shield and to shield or protect the Seat at that point which would otherwise be exposed by reason of the notch or recess resulting as at 9 in formin the tongue-portion 3,'the purpose of whic recess or Inotch is also obvious.

The shield or protector, thus formed, may as above indicated be treated to an antiseptic preparation for intercepting the transmission of contagious diseases; also said shield or protector is adapted to be suitably or compactly folded for shipment or packing while it may be suspended in folded or compact form for use in the toilet room. It will therefore be apparent from the foregoing that effective sanitary means is provided for water -closet seats for protecting or shielding the body. from contact with the latter at all points and also for reinforcing those parts of the shield where mostly needed.

What is claimed is p A shield. for water-closet seats having an opening therein coincident with the seat opening, formedby a tongue adapt-ed to be folded under said shield and along its 4forward ed e, said shield also having. a forportions adapted to be folded downwardly 10 ward-en extension ,defined by V shaped along the corresponding edges of the sweat. notches in the lateral edges of said shield, a- In testimony that I claim the foregoing rear end rectangular tongue-like portion exas my own, I have hereto aiXed my signa' tending approximately the width of the rear Vture in the presence of two witnesses.

portion of the seat, between the hinges of NAAMAN D. HOPKINSON. the seat opening closure, and forwardly 1111-. Witnesses: v lder the shield and caused to overliethe rear T. P. STRONG,

edge-of the seat opening, and lateral edge f H. L. JoAoHrMsEN. 

